The Fight for Tamil Eezham - Sinhalese Forces, LTTE and Beyond

செந்தமிழ் நாடெனும் போதினிலே இன்பத் தேன் வந்து பாயுது காதினிலே எங்கள் தந்தையர் நாடென்ற பேச்சினிலே ஒரு சக்தி பிறக்குது மூச்சினிலே - Subramaniy...

Epics in 55

In response to a comment on this post , here are my 55-word takes on the two epics. Surprisingly, Ramayan was more difficult. Now, making it...

When You're Far from the Madding Crowd...Live Free, Die Hard

A bout of illness was what got me thinking about this. For years, almost ever since I earned enough to eke out rent for a tiny apartment, I ...

Bas Yudi... A Dharma Productions Venture

Imagine never lying. NEVER. Never inflating your salary. Never deflating your weight. Never calling home from a pub to say you are working l...

Random Movies I Like: Loha

Chatting about the recent economic meltdown, a friend and I feared for our favourite business enterprise - the Indian film industry. If in ...

The Unbearable Politeness of Being Indian

(With apologies to Milan Kundera for the bastardisation of his brainchild) (Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 18th Octob...

Time waits for no one. True love waits forever.

The cheesy-for-some-romantic-for-most title line is actually a tagline for a Mel Gibson film, Forever Young . In the film, young Mel is in u...

Gladiators in the Arena

Pointless post, propagating violence, bad language and boorish behaviour. Only JU students, past and present, may be able to relate. My alma...

Sue Kar Mere Man Ko

Sue has asked me to name six unspectacular quirks of mine. And pass on the onerous task to 6 more unsuspecting souls. And finally, tell the...

The Horror of Living Among the "We" Species

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 4th October 2008) When one runs into someone who occupies the friend-acquaintance bor...

US Presidential Elections for JU Students

Entirely speculative. Slightly pointless post. Purposeful people to please avoid. With the elections for the Most Powerful Person on Earth d...